LET'S LIVE FOR TODAY (Bassline)
As recorded by The Grass Roots
(From the 1967 Album LET'S LIVE FOR TODAY)
Words and Music by Mogol/Shapiro/Julien
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Rob Grill - Bass'
Intro
Q=110
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
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1st & 2nd Verses
$
Q +E E E E +Q Q +E E E E +Q Q +E E E E +Q
|-6--(6)---6-6-(6)--|-9--(9)---9-9-(9)--|-6--(6)---6-6-(6)--|
|--------6----------|--------9----------|--------6----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Q +E E E E +Q Q +E E E E +Q
|-9--(9)---9-9-(9)--|-6--(6)---6-6-(6)--|
|--------9----------|--------6----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Q +E E E E +Q Q +E E E E +Q
|-9--(9)---9-9-(9)--|-6--(6)---6-6-(6)---|
|--------9----------|--------6-----------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
To Coda
Q +E E E E +Q Q +E E E E +Q Q +E E E E +Q W
|-9--(9)---9-9-(9)--|-6--(6)---6-6-(6)--|-9--(9)---9-9-(9)--|-6-----|
|--------9----------|--------6----------|--------9----------|-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------|
Chorus
&
+H +Q. E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-(6)----(6)-----||-6--6--6-6-6-6-|---------------|-6--6--6-6-6-6--|
|----------------||---------------|-6--6--6-6-6-6-|----------------|
|----------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q E E E E
|-------------|--------------|--------------|-6--6--6-6-6-6--|
|-6--6-----6--|-7--7-7-7--7--|-9--9-9-9--9--|----------------|
|-------6-----|--------------|--------------|----------------|
|-------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
Interlude
D.S. al Coda
Q Q Q Q H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E
|-------------||--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
|-6--6--------||--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
|-------7--7--||--------------|-7----(7)-----|--------------|-7----(7)------||
|-------------||-9----(9)-----|--------------|-9----(9)-----|---------------||
Bridge
Q +E E E E +Q Q +E E E E +Q
|-6--(6)---6-6-(6)--|-9--(9)---9-9-(9)--|
|--------6----------|--------9----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Q +E E E E +Q Q +E E E E +Q
|-6--(6)---6-6-(6)--|-9--(9)---9-9-(9)---|
|--------6----------|--------9-----------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
Q +E E E E +Q Q +E E E E +Q
|-6--(6)---6-6-(6)--|-9--(9)---9-9-(9)--|
|--------6----------|--------9----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Q +E E E E +Q Q +E E E E +Q
|-6--(6)---6-6-(6)--|-9--(9)---9-9-(9)---|
|--------6----------|--------9-----------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
Q +E E E E +Q Q +E E E E +Q
|-6--(6)---6-6-(6)--|-9--(9)---9-9-(9)--|
|--------6----------|--------9----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Q +E E E E +Q Q +E E E E +Q
|-6--(6)---6-6-(6)--|-9--(9)---9-9-(9)---|
|--------6----------|--------9-----------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
H=H faster Q=150
Q +E E E E +Q Q +E E E E +Q Q +E E E E +Q Q E E Q Q
|-6--(6)---6-6-(6)--|-9--(9)---9-9-(9)--|-6--(6)---6-6-(6)--|-6--6-6-6--6---|
|--------6----------|--------9----------|--------6----------|---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
Q +E E E E +Q Q E E Q Q Q +E E E E +Q Q E E Q Q 3x
||--9--(9)---9-9-(9)--|-9--9-9-9--9--|-6--(6)---6-6-(6)--|-6--6-6-6--6---||
||o--------9----------|--------------|--------6----------|--------------o||
||o-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------o||
||--------------------|--------------|-------------------|---------------||
H.=H
2/4 4/4
Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|-------|---------------||
|-6--6-6-6--6--|-6--6--|-7--8--9--10\--||
|--------------|-------|---------------||
|--------------|-------|---------------||
Out-Chorus
a tempo Q=110
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
||--6--6--6-6-6-6-|---------------|-6--6--6-6-6-6-|
||o---------------|-6--6--6-6-6-6-|---------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|
||----------------|---------------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q 3x
|-------------|--------------|---------------||
|-6--6-----6--|-7--7-7-7--7--|-9--9-9-9--9--o||
|-------6-----|--------------|--------------o||
|-------------|--------------|---------------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
